Publication: IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences Publication Date: 2003/04/01 Vol. E86-ANo. 4pp. 787-798 Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Special Section of Selected Papers from the 15th Workshop on Circuits and Systems in Karuizawa) Category: Keyword: C-based design, behavioral synthesis, verification, design productivity, model abstraction,